Apparatus suited for use in a space which is difficulty accessible

Apparatus suited for use in a space which is difficulty accessible

Breedveld, P.

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

2007-08-02

The invention relates to an apparatus suitable for use in a space that is not easily accessible, comprising a distally provided head, which can be equipped with an inspection organ and/or intervention organ, and which is designed to be introduced into a cavitous body, a proximal control member remaining permanently outside the body, and a connecting body extending between the control member and the distal head, wherein the connecting body is designed for being at least partly introduced into the body, and wherein the head is provided with at least one rotatable bypass organ for at least one coupling element, a first end of which at least one coupling element is coupled to a permanently fixed point and a second end is posit ion- variable, and wherein the first and the second ends of the coupling element are located at the side of the control member, wherein the connecting body is not compressible and surrounds the at least one coupling element, acting as guide.

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European Patent Office

WO 2007086743 (A2) ; WO 2007086743 (A3)

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